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The cover of the June 1938 inaugural issue of Canadian Cattlemen magazine.
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Comment: Canadian Cattlemen celebrates 85 years

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It was 85 years ago this month that Kenneth Coppock launched this magazine. Coppock first conceived of the idea in March 1938, when he decided the industry needed a publication that would capture the experiences of the industry pioneers, while also developing an “industry-consciousness.” Three months later, Canadian Cattlemen was born. “It was launched at […] Read more
Provincially and federally inspected plants draw on different labour pools, so they face different challenges.
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Comment: Unpacking the report on packers

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The beef processing industry has been under scrutiny on both sides of the border. Low cattle prices coupled with high beef costs elicited a general feeling that cattle producers were getting the short end of the supply chain. But the question, as always, is what are we going to do about it? There’s little appetite […] Read more
Dr. John McKinnon.
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Comment: John McKinnon on mentorship

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When the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame announced its 2023 inductees earlier this year, I was pleased to see long-time Canadian Cattlemen contributor Dr. John McKinnon on the list. McKinnon’s research career has focused on feed utilization, especially byproduct feeds, but he’s also dedicated a good deal of time to extension. McKinnon was the first […] Read more
If foot-and-mouth reared its ugly head in Canada, the hope is to find it quickly enough to isolate it.
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Comment: Is Canada ready for a foot-and-mouth outbreak?

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Last column I outlined a brief history of the 1951- 52 foot-and-mouth outbreak around Regina, Sask. We haven’t had a foot-and-mouth outbreak in this country since, but it remains a global threat. The World Organization for Animal Health estimates that it affects 77 per cent of the global livestock population, circulating in Africa, the Middle […] Read more
It’s worth thinking about what our governments and industry are doing to minimize the risk of a future outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, given how widespread it remains globally.
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Comment: A look back at foot-and-mouth in Canada

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Foot-and-mouth disease has been a nagging worry for many in our beef industry. The proposed Canadian vaccine bank is regularly on the agenda at industry conferences and the animal health committee meeting during the Canadian Cattle Association AGM (and will likely be again next month in Ottawa). The prospect of a foot-and-mouth outbreak in this […] Read more
Reg Schellenberg on the ranch near Beechy, Sask.
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Comment: Remembering Reg Schellenberg

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I was shocked and saddened to learn that Reg Schellenberg died suddenly in December. He seemed to me like a man who had plenty of time ahead of him. While talking about Reg with a colleague, we wondered whether people fully appreciate how much people like him give to the industry through the boards they’ve […] Read more
Original painting "Memories" by Maxine Abraham, acrylic on canvas.
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Comment: Memories

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Perhaps this is because I’m a writer, but sometimes I like to think about the stories we tell ourselves. The stories we tell about our own lives, our families or even big, public events often hinge on our memories (which are subjective). Even our interpretation of other people’s stories may be coloured by our own […] Read more
The CFIA is defending its animal transport regulation changes which limit long-haul trips for cattle to 36 hours without a rest stop, down from 48 hours.
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Comment: CFIA needs to recognize research on long hauls

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I am not sure how the folks at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) looked at the recent research on rest stops for long-haul trips and concluded it supported the changes to transportation regulations, but they’ve done it. “The study summary on the BCRC’s website supports the current maximum allowed interval without feed, water and […] Read more
Comment: A lighted place
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Comment: A lighted place

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The way that democracy, consensus and justice works is very hard-come-by. And all through the history of our country, we have lunged and lurched, sprinted and sauntered through a forest of ignorance, hatred and bigotry and yet hacked out for ourselves a path towards a clearing, a lighted place, which — make no mistake — […] Read more
‘If a person wants to argue with strangers on the internet for the sake of arguing, that’s their prerogative. But we shouldn’t fool ourselves into thinking that these kinds of flame wars change people’s minds about anything.’ – Lisa Guenther.
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Comment: Respect

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You’ve heard it before and you’ll hear it again: Don’t feed the trolls.  Or, more specifically to our industry: Don’t bother arguing with animal rights activists online. I thought of this while checking out the Facebook comments on one of our features (Auction marts grapple with a shrinking herd and changing industry). Somehow the animal […] Read more

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